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Title	Speaker	Date
Unconstructed Stillness: Zen Mindfulness Path Serial: RB-01543B Seminar_What_Is_Mind? The talk explores the concept of "mind" within Zen practice, focusing on mindfulness and the act of "noticing without thinking." It discusses the story of Shui Do and Nan Yuan as an illustration of respecting the host mind by... *Practice, Mindfulness, Stillness*	Richard Baker	Nov 14 2003 Berlin
Exploring the Fluid Mind-Body Connection Serial: RB-01543A Seminar_What_Is_Mind? The seminar "What Is Mind?" explores the interplay between physical postures and mental states, a key concept in Zen and yogic practices. The talk emphasizes the importance of 'noticing' as a practice, examining differences... *Practice, Breath, Intention*	Richard Baker	Nov 14 2003 Berlin
Choosing the Mindful Path Serial: RB-01542 Seminar_What_Is_Mind? The seminar "The Mindful Path to Awareness" delves into the question of "What is mind?" It explores how the mind shapes and perceives the world, the relationship between mind and body, and the practice of differentiating... *Practice, Buddhism, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	Nov 14 2003 Berlin
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01016B Class 3 of 4 - *Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra...*	Baika Pratt and Raul Moncayo	Nov 13 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Mindful Transformation Through Intentional Awareness Serial: RB-01541 Seminar_True_Intentions The talk focuses on the concept of "intentional awareness" within Zen philosophy, contrasting it with the "specious present" as described by William James. The discussion considers how teachings, such as the Buddhist precepts and... *Practice, Intention, Precepts*	Richard Baker	Nov 09 2003 Johanneshof
The Dragon Speaks Serial: BZ-01366 Lecture - Dragons, Interdependence, Rinzai, Samadhi, Bell, Duality, Vow, Posture, Instruction...	Laurie Senauke	Nov 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Think Non-Thinking: Embrace Impermanence Serial: RB-01539 Seminar_True_Intentions This talk explores the nature of intentional thoughts and host versus guest mind, drawing on Zen teachings and everyday consciousness practice, and investigates valid cognition, distinguishing perception from delusion, and the... *Practice, Consciousness, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	Nov 08 2003 Johanneshof
Zen Intentions: Mindful Integration Journey Serial: RB-01540 Seminar_True_Intentions The talk explores the nuanced concept of intention from a Zen perspective, distinguishing between different types of intention and thought processes. It highlights the difference between "host" and "guest" mind, and how different... *Intention, Consciousness, Time*	Richard Baker	Nov 08 2003 Johanneshof
Mindful Perception Beyond Thought Serial: RB-01538 Seminar_True_Intentions The talk examines the epistemological foundations of Zen practice, emphasizing the distinction between the conceptual mind and direct perception. It references historical attempts to establish valid cognition, exploring the role... *Practice, Buddhism, Time*	Richard Baker	Nov 07 2003 Johanneshof
Interconnected Awareness in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01537 Seminar_True_Intentions The talk focuses on the interconnectedness between personal perception and the broader relational environment, exploring concepts like the 'small self' and 'foreground and background.' It tackles the challenge of embodying... *Practice, Posture, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	Nov 07 2003 Johanneshof
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01015A Class 2 of 4 - Lay, Posture, Dharma Transmission, Lineage, Observe, Transmission, Culture, Instruction,...	Ross Blum	Nov 06 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Beyond Entities: Embracing Dynamic Awareness Serial: RB-01536 Seminar_True_Intentions This talk examines the concept of "true intentions," encouraging a shift in perception from thinking in entities to understanding dynamic relationships. The discussion includes the dualism of host mind and guest mind, a... *Practice, Intention, Time*	Richard Baker	Nov 06 2003 Johanneshof
Offerings Serial: SF-00158 Sunday talk. Children's lecture. Legend of the blue bonnets; Seijiki, offering food and light; karmic life and emptiness. This talk explores the themes of offerings and the interconnectedness of karmic life and emptiness within a Zen context. Beginning with the story of "The Legend of the Bluebonnets," it emphasizes the concept of selfless giving... *Offering, Ceremony, Emptiness, Emotions, Intuition, Practice Period, Precepts, Karma,...*	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 02 2003 Green Gulch Farm
Trip to Japan (last two weeks of Oct. 2003) Serial: BZ-01365 The Necessity of both Oneness and Diversity, Saturday Lecture - Oneness, Japan, Fox, Priest, Lay, Soto Zen, Ordination, Diversity, Precepts, Lay Ordination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Host Mind: Blossoming Beyond Buddhas Serial: RB-01533 Seminar_Tuth_and_Reality The talk explores the Zen practice's unique emphasis on distinguishing the "guest mind" from the "host mind" as part of achieving a deeper practice, with the aim of creating a space where individual experiences surpass those of... *Time, Breath, Practice*	Richard Baker	Oct 31 2003 Hannover
Peeling Perception: Direct Insight Unveiled Serial: RB-01534 Seminar_Tuth_and_Reality The talk explores the concept of "valid cognition" in Buddhist practice, contrasting it with conceptual understanding, and the importance of engaging with reality directly through perception rather than through concepts. Through... *Time, Practice, Zazen*	Richard Baker	Oct 31 2003 Hannover
Host Mind: Evolving Zen Realization Serial: RB-01532 Seminar_Tuth_and_Reality The seminar explores Zen practice with a focus on the concept of the "uncorrected mind" and distinguishes between "host mind" and "guest mind." It emphasizes that Zen practice is not about returning to Buddha's mind but evolving... *Practice, Consciousness, Zazen*	Richard Baker	Oct 31 2003 Hannover
Mindfulness Beyond Time's Illusions Serial: RB-01531 Seminar_Tuth_and_Reality The discussion explores the interconnectedness of reality and personal consciousness, drawing from Zen teachings to emphasize the importance of realizing a mind free of temporal constraints, such as before and after. Yuan Wu's... *Consciousness, Practice, Intention*	Richard Baker	Oct 31 2003 Hannover
Embodied Mindfulness Beyond Concepts Serial: RB-01535 Seminar_Tuth_and_Reality The talk explores the complexities of perceiving concepts versus feelings, using Zen practices such as Sesshin and the four foundations of mindfulness. The discussion emphasizes how attention to physical posture influences mental... *Mindfulness, Posture, Practice*	Richard Baker	Oct 31 2003 Hannover
Perceiving Beyond Perception in Zen Serial: RB-01530 Seminar_Tuth_and_Reality The main theme of this talk explores the interplay between truth, reality, and experience in the Zen practice, emphasizing the contrast between one's understanding of reality and truth and asking whether our happiness or... *Practice, Buddhism, Suffering*	Richard Baker	Oct 31 2003 Hannover
The Three Treasures and Six Sign-up Sheets Serial: BZ-01364 One Day Sitting - Sangha, Big Mind, Practice Period, Commitment, Addiction, Instruction, Emotions, Anger, Bowing...	Richard Haefele	Oct 26 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Spilling the Water: Equanimity and Balance Serial: BZ-01363 Saturday Lecture - *Karma, Manjushri, Book of Serenity, Vimalakirti, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, American,...*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 25 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Not Sitting versus Non-Sitting: A Radical Allowing of Stillness Serial: BZ-01362 Saturday Lecture - *Posture, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Ego, Soto Zen, Instruction, Equanimity, Emotions...*	Mary Mocine	Oct 18 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Exploring Depths of Nighttime Mind Serial: RB-01529A Sesshin The talk focuses on the concept of a "nighttime mind," which refers to a deeper level of consciousness often obscured by habitual thinking and daylight awareness. The speaker emphasizes the importance of shared practice and... *Stillness, Time, Silence*	Richard Baker	Oct 17 2003 Johanneshof
Host Mind, Guest Mind Harmony Serial: RB-01528 Sesshin The main thesis of the talk is to explore the distinction and interaction between the "host mind" and "guest mind," particularly within the context of Zen practice and zazen meditation, while emphasizing the direct experience and... *Practice, Zazen, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	Oct 17 2003 Johanneshof
Zen Unveiled: The Dual Path Serial: RB-01526 Sesshin The talk explores the principles of Zen practice, emphasizing the duality inherent in transformation processes, such as the dual nature of bodies, minds, breaths, and languages. It discusses the foundational elements of Zen... *Practice, Enlightenment, Intention*	Richard Baker	Oct 17 2003 Johanneshof
Zen and the Space of Awareness Serial: RB-01527 Sesshin The talk explores the concept of "unobstructed awareness" in Zen practice, highlighting the integration of the "space of the mind" with the "space of objects," a concept echoed in the Heart Sutra's teachings on emptiness. It... *Practice, Enlightenment, Consciousness*	Richard Baker	Oct 17 2003 Johanneshof
Zens Timeless Space of Awareness Serial: RB-01529B Sesshin The talk explores the Zen practice's focus on the convergence of space-like awareness and timelessness, contrary to teleological methods that aim towards a specific end. Zen's distinct practice is highlighted by its non-linear... *Practice, Time, Zazen*	Richard Baker	Oct 17 2003 Johanneshof
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00287B Class 4 of 4 - Nirvana, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Mahayana, Samsara, Heart Sutra, Enthusiasm...	Ron Nestor and Karen Sundheim	Oct 16 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center
October 16th, 2003, Serial No. 00287, Side A Serial: BZ-00287A - *Heart Sutra, Concentration, Culture, Politics, Interview, Chanting, Conversation, American,...*		Oct 16 2003
The Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-01361A Saturday Lecture - Platform Sutra, Hui Neng, Karma, Emotions, Big Mind, Evil, Duality, Doubt, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 11 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00288 Class 3 of 4 - *Four Noble Truths, Two Truths, Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Way, Religion,...*	Ron Nestor and Karen Sundheim	Oct 09 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Weaving Zen Through Life's Stages Serial: SF-00055 This talk explores personal reflections on embodying Zen practice through various life stages and transitions, emphasizing the interconnectedness of personal history and spiritual experience. The speaker reflects on the symbolic... *Practice Period, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Commitment, Transmission,...*	Christina Lehnherr	Oct 08 2003
Tenzo Kyokun Pt. 1: Mundane and Supramundane: Refining Our Life Serial: BZ-01360 One day sitting - *Subject-and-Object, Zazen Mind, Family Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Karma, Politics, Samsara,...*	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Oct 04 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00289 Class 2 of 4 - *Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Religion, Duality, Building, Nirvana, Emotions, Happiness...*	Ron Nestor and Karen Sundheim	Oct 02 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00290 Class 1 of 4 - Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Hindrances, Daily Life, Separation, Instruction, Buddha Nature,...	Ron Nestor and Karen Sundheim	Sep 25 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Things Change: Butch Serial: BZ-01359 Women's Sitting - *Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Renewal, Repentance, Transmission,...*	Mary Mocine	Sep 21 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
On Death: After the Passing of Butch Balyut Serial: BZ-01358 Saturday Lecture - Death-and-Dying, Priest, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Blue Cliff Record, Precepts, Anger...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Reflections on the Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01357B Saturday Lecture - *Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Emotions, Separation, Religion,...*	Ron Nestor	Sep 13 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
What are we Looking For? Serial: BZ-01356 Saturday Lecture - *Silence, Berkeley Zen Center, Book of Serenity, Ordinary Mind, Don't Know Mind, Teacher-...*	Lee DeBarros	Sep 06 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Religion: A Necessary Evil Serial: BZ-01355 Sesshin Day 3 - Religion, Evil, Religion, Fox, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Evil, Intuition, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Return to Stillness: Zen Awareness Unveiled Serial: RB-01510 Seminar The talk examines the nature of Zen practice, exploring its connections to ancient traditions and the cultivation of awareness distinct from discursive consciousness. It discusses the relationship between mind and body and the... *Practice, Consciousness, Time*	Richard Baker	Aug 29 2003 Luzern
Awakened Awareness Through Zen Practice Serial: RB-01509 Seminar The talk explores the concept of a "realized life" in Buddhism, focusing on the distinction between ordinary experience and awakened awareness through practice. Emphasis is placed on cultivating a questioning mind, understanding... *Practice, Consciousness, Buddhism*	Richard Baker	Aug 29 2003 Luzern
Mindful Dialogues in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01511 Seminar The main thesis of this talk explores the dialogue between the "host" and "guest" minds within Zen practice, emphasizing the role of situational wisdom. It delves into the experience of Sazen and meditational practices, examining... *Practice, Time, Stillness*	Richard Baker	Aug 29 2003 Luzern
Zen's Path to Timeless Presence Serial: RB-01512 Seminar The talk explores Zen practice's emphasis on experiencing the particular within the present moment, linking this to the Dharmakaya Buddha's concept of "everything all at once." The discussion delves into energy and awareness in... *Time, Practice, Work*	Richard Baker	Aug 29 2003 Luzern
Continuous Practice Serial: BZ-01354 Saturday Lecture - Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Monastic Practice, Continuous Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 23 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen and Vipassana: A Harmonious Path Serial: EB-00179 The talk explores the distinctions and similarities between Zen and Vipassana practices. It details a personal journey through Zen, emphasizing the importance of posture, ritual, and experiencing life authentically rather than... *Posture, Bowing, Ceremony, Chanting, Dharma Transmission*	Edward Brown	Aug 19 2003
Zen vs. Vipassana: Bridging Practices Serial: EB-00180 This lecture explores the distinctions and overlaps between Zen and Vipassana practices, emphasizing specific rituals and practices within the Zen tradition. The discussion highlights the importance of posture, ceremony, and... *Posture, Bowing, Ceremony, Chanting, Dharma Transmission*	Edward Brown	Aug 19 2003
Transcending Self Through Zen Stillness Serial: RB-01523 Sesshin The talk explores the transformative potential of Zen practice, particularly through zazen, emphasizing how the practice allows practitioners to transcend personal psychology and enter an understanding of existence that... *Practice, Time, Zazen*	Richard Baker	Aug 16 2003 Johanneshof
Zen Mind of Ready Openness Serial: RB-01522B Sesshin The talk covers the practice of Zen, emphasizing the concept of singularity and the mind's disposition in Zen practice. There is an exploration of the inherent "reason" individuals come together in Sesshin, suggesting that Zen... *Practice, Buddhism, Yoga*	Richard Baker	Aug 16 2003 Johanneshof

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